Conveyer



B. W. QUICK.

CoNvEYER- APPLICAION FILED NOV.22. l9l9.

,427,325 Patented Aug. 29, 1922.

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APPLICATION FILED Nov.22. 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, 1922.

Application led November 22, 1919. Serial lo. 389,903.

First. to provide au improved conveyerfor carton filling and sealingmachines in which ther cartons are stopped to receive theV material andare then advanced and delivered to receiving conveyers.

Second, to provide a conveyer mechanism having these advantages which issimple and durable in structure and automatic in its operation.

Further objects. and objects relating to structural details. willdefinitely appear from the detailed description to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and meansdescribed in the following specification. The invention is clearlydefined and pointed out in the claims.

A structure which is a preferred embodiment of my invention isclearlyillustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of thisspecification, in which- Fig. I is a detail plan view showing details ofthe switch whereby the articles are directed to the two receivingconveyers.

Fig. IA is a detail plan view of a portion of the conveyer in front ofthe portion shown in Fig. I, showing the stop mechanism.

Fig. II is a detail longitudinal section on a line corresponding to line2-2 of Figs. I, III and IV. l

Fig. III is a detail transverse section on a line corresponding to line3 3 of Figs. IA and II.

Fig. IV is a detail transverse section on a line corresponding to line4-4 of Figs. IA and II. A

Fig. V is a detail view partially in section of the switch operatingmechanism.

Fig. VI is a detail view on aline corresponding to line 6,-6 of Figs. Iand V, showing further details of the swltch operati mechanism.

Fig. VII is a detail inverted view of the switch shaft-and part of itsoperating connections. Y

In the drawing, similar reference char# aeters refer to similar partsthroughout the several views, and the sectional views are taken lockingin the direction of the little arrows at the ends of the section lines.

For convenience in description, .I designate the` three conveyers oftheembodiment of my invention illustrated as the main conveyer andreceiving conveyers. .The main conveyer comprises a bottom belt 1 andside members 2 and 3 disposed above land at the sides of the belt 1, sothat the cartons or packages are carried along by the belt and guldedand retained upon the belt by the side members.

The supporting and driving pulleys of the main conveyer belt are notlllustrated as their arrangement will be well understood.

Themeceivin conveyer comprises belts 4 and 5 dispose with their upperreaches transversely of land below the upper reach of the main conveyerbelt 1 as shown in Figs. I and V.

Side members 6 and 7 are rovided for the first `receiving conveyer be t4 and side members 8 and 9 for the second receiving conveyer belt 5. Theside members 2 of the main conveyer belt and the side member of thereceiving conveyer belt are connected by a curved guide member 10, whilethe outer side member 3 of the main conveyer belt and the outer sidemember 9 of the receiving conveyer belt,5 are connected by the curvedguide member 11.

The side members 7 and 8 are forwardly curved lat 12 and 13respectively, their forwardly curved ends bein connected at 14.

A switch 15 is mounte on the rock shaft 16 disposed between thereceiving conveyer belts so that the switch ma be swun to the positionindicated b ful lines in Fig. I to guide the articles rom the mainconveyer to the second receiving conveyer or to be swung across themainconveyer belt as shown by dotted lines in Fig. I to guide the articlesfrom the main conveyer belt onto the first receiving'conveyer.

In advance of the switch, I arrange a stop member or gate 17 adapted toswing across the main conveyer belt to stop the cartons indicated at 18.In practice, the cartons are stopped in this position to re- 'the switchpivot or rock shaft 16.

ceive the material with which the cartons 'are filled from a filling andweighing machine, such machine, however, not .being illustrated, as itforms no part of this invention.

The stop member or gate 17 is carried by arock shaft19 having a weightedarm 2() thereon by which its actuating arm 21 is held against theactuating cam 22. This cam is carried by the cam shaft 23 driven from asuitable source not being here illustrated.

This cam shaft is also the driving shaft for the switch actuating means,it being provided withv a sprocket 24 connected by the sprocket chain 25to a sprocket 26 on the stub shaft 27 carried by an arm 28 on the frame.

A switch actuating cam 29 is secured to this shaft 27. This cam 29 actsupon the link 30 slotted at 31 to engage the shaft 27 and provided witha roller 32 coacting with the cam so that the link is given areciprocatory movement. The link 30 is connected to one arm of theactuating lever1 pivoted at 34. The other arm of this lever is connectedby the link to an arm 36 on This link is slidably arranged through thearm 36 as shown in Fig, VII. A spring 37 is provided to act upon Athearm. The spring 38 connected to the arm 36l holds the switch yieldinglyin one position.

The cam 29 is shaped so that the switch is held in one position during apredetermined period, it swinging to its other position when released bythe cam.

vWith this arrangement of parts the stop member stops the cartons in-thefilling position, holding them for the desired period in this position.When released they are directed or delivered to one or the other of thereceiving conveyers by the switch 12. In practice, these receivingconveyers convey the filled cartons in a double row to a sealingmachine, the details of which are not here illustrated as they form nopart of this invention.

I have illustrated my improvements in one form in which I have embodiedthem in practice. I have illustrated only such parts of that embodimentas seemed to me to be required for a clear illustration of my presentimprovements. It is believed, however, that the disclosure made willenable those skilled in the art to which my invention relates to embodyor adapt the same as may be reqiured to meet any requirements in use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a mainconveyer comprising a bottom belt and coacting side members, a pair ofreceiving conveyers disposed transversely of said mainconveyer andcomprising bottom belts and'coacting side members, the upper reaches ofthe receiving conveyer belts being disposed below and transversely ofthe upper reach of the main conveyer belt, there being curved guidemembers extending from the side members of the main conveyer to theouter side' members of the receiving conveyers, the front ends of theinner side members of said receiving conveyers beingcurved forwardly, aswitch member pivotally mounted between said receiving conveyers toswing across the main conveyer to guide the articles on to the firstreceiving conveyer or to swing across and close the. first receivingconveyer, a stop member mounted on a rock shaft at the side of the mainconveyer to swing across the same in advance of said switch, a cam shaftprovided with a cam for actuating said rock shaft, a switch actuatinglever, a switch actuating cam, driving connections therefor to said stopmember actuating cam shaft, a link support to be actuated by said switchactuating cam connected to said switch actuating lever. a linkconnecting said switch actuating lever to said switch, and a springacting on said switch to yieldingly hold it in one position.

2. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a mainconveyer comprising a bottom belt and coacting side members, a pair ofreceiving conveyers disposed transversely of said main conveyer andcomprising bottom belts and coacting side members, the upper reaches ofthe receiving I anveyer belts being disposed below and transversely ofthe upper reach of the main conveyer belt, there being curved guidemembers extending from the side members of the main conveyer to theouter side members` of the receiving conveyers, the front ends of theinner side members of said receiving conveyers being curved forwardly, aswitch member mounted to swing across the main conveyer to guide thearticles onto the first receiving conveyer or ,to swing across and closethe l transversely of said main conveyer and comprisin bottom belts andcoacting side members, t e upper reaches of the receiving conveyer beltsbeing disposed below and transversely of the upper reach of the mainconveyer belt, there being curved guide members extending from the sidemembers of the main conveyer to the outer side members of the receivingconveyers, the front member mounted on a rock sha ends of the inner sidemembers of saidreceiving conveyers being curved forwardly, a switchmember pivotally mounted between said receiving conveyers to swingacross the main conveyer to guide the articles on to the first receivingconveyer or to swing across and close the first receiving conveyer, aswitch actuating cam, a stop member operatively associated with saidmain conveyer in advance of said switch, operating connections for saidswitch actuating cam to said stop member, a link support to be actuatedby said switch actuating cam connected to said switch actuating lever, alink connecting said switch actuating lever to said switch, and a springacting on said switch to yieldingly hold it in one position.

4. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a mainconveyer comprising a bottom belt, a pair of receiving conveyersdisposed transversely of said main conveyer and comprising bottom belts,the upper reaches of which aredisposed below and ltransversely of theupper reach of the main conveyer belt, a switch member adjustablymounted so that in one position it closes and in another position guidesthe articles onto the first receiving conve er, a stop at the side ofthe main conveyer to swing across the same in advance of said switch, acam shaft provided with a cam for actuating said rock shaft, a switchactuating lever, a switch actuating cam, driving connections therefor tosaid stop member actuating cam shaft, a. link support to be actuated bysaid switch actuating cam connected to said switch actuatin lever, alink connecting said switch actuating lever to said switch, and a springacting on said switch to yieldingly hold it in one position.

5. In a structure of the class described, the combination of amain/conveyer comprising a bottom belt, a pair of receiving conveyersdisposed transversely of said main conveyer and comprising bottom belts,the upper reaches of which are disposed below and transversely of theupper reach of the main conveyer belt, a switch member adjustablymounted so that in one position it closes and in another position guidesthe articles onto the first receiving conveyer, a stop member mounted toswing across the main conveyer in advance of said switch, and operatingconnections for said stop member and switch.

6. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a mainconveyer, a pair of receiving conveyers disposed one at the rear of theother, a switch member mounted to swing across the main conveyer toguide the articles onto the first receiving conveyer or to swing acrossthe first recelving conveyer to close the same, an article stop membermounted in advance of said receiving .conveyer and operating connectionsfor said stop member and switch.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set Amy hand and seal in thepresence of two witnesses.

BRUNNIE W. QUICK. Witnesses:

Gao. JAS. EGERTON, GEORGE H. Burr.

